I was not involved in this hand at RW Catskills, but hands were JJ, QQ, KK, AA, with two all-ins preflop, and two more all-ins on the turn. AA won a small side pot, and KK took the main pot for a near triple-up. 😮

Coming up in a few hours on #HoPWaG: Karyn and I speak to Bryan Van Norden, one of the most prominent and eloquent interpreters of Chinese philosophy! We ask him, among other things, how should we convince skeptics to make the effort to investigate non-European philosophical traditions?

To celebrate reaching fifty episodes in this series, Karyn Lai and Peter Adamson of the @histphilosophy.bsky.social podcast chat with a leading scholar of Chinese philosophy, Bryan W. Van Norden about Confucianism, Mohism, and Daoism. www.historyofphilosophy.net/warring-stat...

Played $1/$3 NLHE poker at Resorts World Catskills tonight. In for $600, out for $1198.

Played $1/$3 NLHE poker last night at @RWCatskills. In for $507, out for $820. Took a brief break for dumpling soup with udon noodles at Good Friends Market.

I went to the poker room at Resorts World Catskills on Friday. Played $1/$3 NLHE. Bought in for $302, cashed out for $1207. 😎 My dog Diego was, once again, fascinated by my hand histories.

Love the new poker room at Resorts World Catskills, and not just because last night I bought in for $311 and cashed out for $812. My dog Diego was very interested in my poker stories.

For fans of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

Every accusation is a confession with them.

Currently reading this. It was rushed into print because Giuffre's book was coming out, so there are lots of formatting errors, like footnotes in the middle of a page, and what should be block quotes set as ordinary text. But the content is interesting. 1/

“A coup is happening in the United States.” Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works, argues that President Donald Trump is leading an unlawful takeover of the US government.

There are caves, and then there are caves that go darker

What's one difference between the US and China? You can teach Plato in China.

I applied for a position in the Trump administration. This is my headshot.

People were sucking up to Trump so much, he had to take 4 naps during his cabinet meeting

It feels so on the nose that Stephen Miller is such an obviously creepy loser and he also has this politics. The least subtle morality play about racists basically entirely accurately characterises the sorta people they are.

The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it. youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...

Here’s a good introduction to Daoism with some fun contemporary applications. Great work from @bryanvannorden.bsky.social youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI

I really enjoyed this video about Laozi youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?... made by @bryanvannorden.bsky.social Looking forward to the rest of the series

The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it. youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...

Nero fiddled while Rome burned.

Q: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up? TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years.

Donald Trump: “smart people don’t like me”

Bryan, I enjoyed today’s substack video post “The Rest Understand the West Better... ...than the West Understands the Rest.” I wish I had taken more Philosophy at Vassar than the one class I had with Jesse Kalin.

Bryan Van Norden, "The Rest Understands the West Better than the West Understands the Rest," United Nations Pre Summit of the Future, 22 September 2024 vassar.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...

Trump is attacking the Smithsonian museum, saying there’s too much focus on "how bad slavery was." Authoritarians know that if they can convince us our country has never been wrong, they can make us believe our ruler is always right. This is part of a larger plan. Watch: youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?...

Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."

In for $327, out for $557 AND won $250 high hand jackpot for a nine-high straight flush. 😎

Is it a bad thing that students read more contemporary authors who directly address issues like race, gender, and ideology that are particularly relevant to them? (BTW just found out I am blocked by Pinker, despite never having interacted with him.)

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

Just in: the final publication of the late (and legendary) Michael Loewe! This short book is notable as a single-authored comparative synthesis written by a specialist in early China—a useful complement to current work (mostly multi-authored or written from a Mediterranean perspective). Exciting!

One of the best experiences I had in graduate school was joining a reading group on @bryanvannorden.bsky.social's Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy (and the accompanying books of readings). There is still so much missing from mainstream philosophy.

Having just spent a few months reading accounts of CBS’ grotesque cowardice during the 1950s McCarthy-era blacklist, it’s nice to see that The Tiffany Network respects its traditions

At the poker room at Resorts World Catskills tonight. Was down $300 when the board blanked out after calling all-in with the hand shown for Player 2 below. (But I'll take 65% equity every day and twice on Sundays!) 1/2

Some things I learned from The Murder of Professor Schlick by @davidedmonds100.bsky.social Lenin wrote a critique of Mach's positivism, which he considered reactionary. Otto Neurath signed his letters with elephant cartoons reflecting his mood.

As @bryanvannorden.bsky.social reminded me a few hours ago while I was attending to light carpentry, logical positivists saw themselves as fighting fascist rhetoric. He also recalled tidbits about Moritz Schlick's assassination, but no spoilers. www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...

Another great philosophical reflection from @helendecruz.net open.substack.com/pub/helendec...

Mindscape 319 | Bryan Van Norden @bryanvannorden.bsky.social on Philosophy From the Rest of the World. There are many interesting footnotes, not all of them to Plato! www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...

Had to take a look at this again - what a great book! Interesting to read about the interactions between contemporary Aristotelians and Confucians. @bryanvannorden.bsky.social

Me at the bar before dinner in The Living Room on my cruise. #MyVikingStory

Me in front of the Colosseum in Rome. #MyVikingStory

whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing

In the Torshavn Lounge. #MyVikingStory

My Italian waiter when I asked for a cappuccino after 11 AM.

God bless the, often mostly middle-aged and elderly, women confronting and shaming and sometimes even stopping ICE atrocities, be it in San Diego or Worcester www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjX7qsNb/

Me relaxing in the Explorers' Lounge on the Viking Mediterranean Odyssey in May 2025. #myvikingstory

“Can you believe all this waste?! There’s a scientist studying *mold* and whether eating it can stop infections! We need DOGE to put an end to this!” — dumdums in 1928 hearing about Alexander Fleming